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Fire of Love

Maurice and Katia Krafft loved volcanoes. One of the best documentaries of 2022 tells the story of the married volcanologists, who shot spectacular footage during their daredevil travels and died in 1991 during the eruption of Japan’s Mount Unzen. Disney+

Three Minutes: A Lengthening A certain Oscar contender, this hourlong film breaks down, and then breaks down again, three minutes of 16 mm film that was shot in a Polish village in 1938.

The footage captures a lively Jewish community that would be erased by the Nazis a year later. $1 on demand

The Territory

Director Alex Pritz’s documentary plays like a thriller as it chronicles the fight of the Uru-eu-wau-wau, a Brazilian indigenous tribe, to save their way of life while farmers slash and burn the rain forest around them. Disney+

Moonage Daydream

Brett Morgen’s portrait of David Bowie, fashioned from archival interviews and fantastic concert footage, may be the best way anyone could get to truly know the rock legend and his groundbreaking work. $6 on demand

Bad Axe

David Siev’s highly personal film focuses on his Cambodian-American family as his parents struggle to keep a restaurant afloat in Bad Axe, Mich., at a moment when the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, and rising anti-Asian sentiment make every day more stressful. $7 on demand

What We Leave Behind

Iliana Sosa’s portrait of her grandfather, Julián Moreno, is a touching reminder of how extraordinary ordinary lives can be. Moreno traveled by bus from Mexico to El Paso to visit his family every month until he was 89, when he began building a home for his children to return to. Netflix